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  1. Soul
    They bring the blitz way more often that other teams. They went a long stretch without allowing a passing touchdown this season. They cause chaos. I don't know that it explains all of their games but it has to help when you can't move the ball on offense.
  2. Soul
    So at the end of the year will you still remove this game from their stats? Let's remove the first Bears game then since we get to remove a game. If I do that they drop to 28.7. I just don't think you can take a game out of their results. They were undressed yesterday. It counts. I watched as the Vikings just mauled DC's offense. No, it wasn't a fluky 6 TOs. It was totally legit, it will factor into their totals this year, and the loss of BJ has had a lot to do with their drop-off from league elite to mediocre.
  3. Soul
    Really can't believe I have to spell this out for you. The Bears' head coach is Ben Johnson. It's kind of a tell that you didn't recognize that. Wouldn't you agree? You are using the most generalized statistic available to support the idea that the Lions' offense is fine with the loss of Ben Johnson. You can't just ignore yesterday, where DC was severely outcoached by the Vikings. You can't just ignore the more specific stats that show their efficiencies have dropped from last year (see cwood's post). DC is a head coach who couldn't rely on his OC to call plays, so he took that over. Two things have resulted. The offense isn't as good because BJ is a better offensive mind. And the defense has fallen off too, which you'd expect. What is your explanation for the rather incredible drop from 15-2 to 8-8 (with one game remaining)?
  4. Soul
    Dude, please. Check your sh!t. Happy to have a discussion with you but tie down the basics.
  5. Soul
    It sounds like you are still upset that BJ beat Mark LaFleur.
  6. Soul
    2024: 83-79 2025: 92-70 Im calling it a success and on a trajectory upwards. Counsell increased his win totals in each of his first 4 seasons with the Brewers, and then more or less sustained success for several seasons once the team was built. I’m choosing to look at it through that lens. The Cubs want to build a successful small market team in a big market, so they spent their money on the small market manager.
  7. Soul
    I doubt it is yet. But I’ll bet people are thinking they lost the biggest key to success when BJ left and DC couldn’t fill that gap. Also, while Goff can be good it’s clear that he can’t really create. He needs the play calls to be better than the defense. Vikings stripped him the eff down tonight.
  8. Soul
    Lions laid the biggest, stinkiest turd imaginable.
  9. Soul
    I honestly didn’t know Larrivee’s roots were the Packers so it felt like betrayal at the time. I always liked his play-by-play. He’s better than Joniak but I’d rather have a worse guy who actually likes the team and isn’t pretending for a paycheck. These local football broadcasts are better when they are biased and cheesy. Just my opinion. Larrivee is better. Joniak is my choice.
  10. Soul
    Brutal.
  11. Soul
    I don’t know. I’m not sure which 49ers we are going to get. I understand they have injuries but even with the Colts in full retreat, what I saw was impressive. McCaffrey looked unstoppable and it was because there were huge holes for him to run through. Purdy was on target with quick reads that don’t allow any kind of pass rush. Hope I’m wrong. I don’t see the Bears going to SF and beating them. Assuming Kittle guts it out, I’ll take a TD off their avg points during their win streak. 27 - 24 49ers. Close but no cigar. We absolutely destroy the bummed out Lions in the final game. 34-10 Bears in that one.
  12. Soul
    He was spared the ignominy of losing his final game at SF so of course the football gods made him play to win to put the Bears in. It was the next best thing.
  13. Soul
    Steelers are in having lost to almost every good team.
  14. Soul
    ND seemed mostly upset about Miami, which to me, is misplaced anger. It would have made much more sense to be upset that the CFP was letting Tulane and JM in. Those teams had no business ruining prime postseason games.
  15. Soul
    We are hitting the 49ers at a time when they've gotten healthy and look to be clicking on all cylinders. This one is going to be rough. If the Bears can shut down the run maybe they can have an impact on the passing game. Last night the Colts could not stop the run, and Purdy just killed them. I think the defense will have to put in their best game, and the Bears need to put together long, clock-eating drives with our run game to keep the 49ers offense off the field.
  16. Soul
    Good thing BJ can succeed without any help from ownership. The McCaskeys are a clown car.
  17. Soul
    Yeah, Rivers looking a little pudgy in that helmet but still slinging it
  18. Soul
    I don’t know why you have to pick on me man. 😂 You’re right, the Packers were able to go on these clock eating drives and the Bears didn’t have much chance on the field. I had forgotten about the massive TOP difference.
  19. Soul
    Metcalf is his own worst enemy. Enormous talent.
  20. Soul
    Daniels needs to put in another healthy season before we will know if he’s “real.” I think he’s good. Just has to have another healthy season or two to settle in. Caleb is still a guy with superior skills but I’m wary of the inconsistency. He pulls a rabbit out of the hat if he’s given the opportunity and that’s amazing. He wouldn’t have to if he’d do it earlier in these games. I think he will get there though. He’s got the best in the biz coaching him. I’m with UMFan on this. Win or lose this year, with BJ we are set up to experience long term success.
  21. Soul
    If I’m a Lions fan I definitely would hear “ the ruling on the field is a touchdown” and the penalty is not enforced and the game is over. It was horribly worded but you can’t expect much from refs these days.
  22. Soul
    Blahahahah! Things pretty quiet in Detroit.
  23. Soul
    Ruh-roh Lions. Old man lookin good all of a sudden
  24. Soul
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It was still a terrible call, and I’ll bet he doesn’t try something like that again.
  25. Soul
    I would have laughed at anyone who predicted this level of success.
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